#SouthAfrica #agriculture #foodsecurity #innovation #hybridtruepotatoseeds #conservationagriculture#smallholderfarmers #sustainability
Eminyakeni yakamuva, iNingizimu Afrika ibone intuthuko enkulu kubuchwepheshe bezolimo kanye nezindlela ezihloselwe ukuthuthukisa ukukhiqiza, ukusimama kanye nokuvikeleka kokudla. Enye yezinto ezintsha ezithuthukayo ubuchwepheshe be-Hybrid True Potato Seed (HTPS), obunamandla amakhulu okuguqula ukulima kwamazambane esifundeni.
Ngokwesiko, amazambane asakazwa ngezigaxa zembewu, kodwa ubuchwepheshe be-HTPS bunikeza izinzuzo eziningi, okuhlanganisa ukumelana nokwanda kwezifo, isivuno esiphezulu kanye nezidingo ezincishisiwe zokulondoloza. Ukuhlolwa kwezinhlobo ze-HTPS kubonise ukukhula kwesivuno kuze kufike ku-20% uma kuqhathaniswa nezigaxa zembewu evamile, ngokusho kwedatha yakamuva evela ku-Agricultural Research Council (ARC) yaseNingizimu Afrika.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, ubuchwepheshe be-HTPS bumele isisombululo esisebenzayo enkingeni yokutholakala kwembewu, ikakhulukazi kubalimi abancane abavame ukubhekana nokufinyelela okulinganiselwe kumazambane embewu yekhwalithi. Ngokuhlinzeka ngenye indlela esebenza kahle kakhulu nengabizi kunezigaxa zembewu zendabuko, i-HTPS inganika amandla abalimi abancane. abalimi, bakhulise ukukhiqiza kwabo futhi bafake isandla ekuvikelekeni kokudla ezweni lonke.
Ukwengeza ezenzweni ezintsha zobuchwepheshe ezifana ne-HTPS, ukwamukelwa kwezinqubo zokongiwa kwezolimo kuyadlondlobala eNingizimu Afrika. I-Conservation Agriculture igcizelela ukuphazamiseka okuncane kwenhlabathi, ukumbozwa kwenhlabathi okuhlala njalo, kanye nokushintshaniswa kwezitshalo okuhlukahlukene ukuze kuthuthukiswe impilo yenhlabathi, ukugcinwa kwamanzi, kanye nesivuno sezitshalo kuyilapho kunciphisa imithelela yemvelo.
Ucwaningo olwenziwe yiFood and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) luqhakambisa izinzuzo zezolimo zokongiwa kwemvelo, ezikhombisa ukuthi zingadala ukwanda kwesivuno, ukusebenzisa kahle kwamanzi kanye nokuvunda komhlabathi ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Ngokugqugquzela izindlela zokulima ezisimeme kanye nokunciphisa imithelela yokuguquguquka kwesimo sezulu, ezolimo zokonga zidlala indima ebalulekile ekuqinisekiseni ukutholakala kokudla isikhathi eside kanye nokusimama kwemvelo eNingizimu Afrika.
Umkhakha wezolimo waseNingizimu Afrika ubhekene nesikhathi soguquko, oluqhutshwa ukusungula izinto ezintsha zobuchwepheshe kanye nezinqubo ezisimeme. Kusukela kubuchwepheshe bembewu ye-potato eyingxube yeqiniso kuye kwezolimo okongiwa kwemvelo, le ntuthuko ayithuthukisi kuphela umkhiqizo kanye nokusimama, kodwa futhi yenza isisekelo sekusasa lokudla eliphephile neliqhubekayo lesizwe.